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For more than a decade, Facebook insisted that it was a neutral technology platform, not a publisher. That all changed in 2018 when the company’s attorneys argued in court that Facebook was indeed a publisher, exercising editorial control over content. 

Scope

This sector scorecard provides a top-down, comprehensive outlook for the key players in the publishing sector over the next two years, based on the key themes set to transform their industry landscape.

Key Highlights

Over the last few years, Facebook has made innumerable editorial decisions, including cracking down on conspiracy theories and inaccurate news related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As misinformation about the virus spread, the social media giant removed content that could lead to imminent physical harm and flagged posts containing fake news.

Reasons to buy

Companies that invest in the right themes become success stories; those that miss the big themes end up as failures. Given that so many themes are disruptive, it is very easy to be blindsided by industry outsiders that invade your sector. 

To help our clients gain a competitive advantage, we have developed GlobalData’s thematic research ecosystem. This single, integrated global research platform provides an easy-to-use framework for tracking all themes across all companies in all sectors. 

This report is a sector scorecard, which identifies those companies most likely to succeed in a world filled with disruptive threats.

Companies mentioned

Advance 

Axel Springer 

Bertelsmann 

Bloomberg 

Bureau Veritas 

Chegg 

China Literature 

Clarivate 

Daily Mail & General Trust 

Equifax 

Euromoney 

Experian 

Facebook 

FactSet 

FICO 

Gannett 

Guardian Media Group 

Holtzbrinck Publishing 

IHS Markit 

Informa 

Lagardere 

McGraw-Hill 

Meredith 

Moody's 

Morningstar 

New York Times 

News Corp 

Nielsen 

Pearson 

Phoenix Publishing & Media 

Quebecor 

Relx 

S&P Global 

SAGE Publishing 

Schibsted 

Scholastic 

TAL Education 

Thomson Reuters 

TransUnion 

Verisk Analytics 

Wiley 

Wolters Kluwer